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| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| ハズレ | Duds |
| 1 | 1 |
| いつも優しい上司 | A boss who's always nice |
| ミスしても「大丈夫」。 | When you mess up, it's "That's OK." |
| でも評価は上がらない | But your rating never goes up. |
| 2 | 2 |
| ノリがいい上司 | A boss who's always up for fun |
| 飲み会が毎週ある | There's a drinking party every week. |
| 3 | 3 |
| 仕事が早すぎる上司 | A boss who works way too fast |
| 「これくらいすぐできるでしょ」 | "You can knock this out in no time, right?" |
| が口ぐせ | is his catchphrase. |
| 4 | 4 |
| 熱血な上司 | A fired-up boss |
| 定時になると、熱い話が始まる | The moment it's quitting time, the passionate speeches start. |
| 5 | 5 |
| 部下思いの上司 | A boss who really cares about her team |
| 休みの日も「大丈夫？」と | Even on your days off, a "You OK?" |
| LINEが来る | comes in on LINE. |
| 6 | 6 |
| 何でも任せてくれる上司 | A boss who leaves everything to you |
| 説明は「いい感じで」だけ | His only instructions: "Just make it nice." |
| 7 | 7 |
| 意識が高い上司 | A boss who's big on self-improvement |
| 朝7時から勉強会 | Study sessions from 7 a.m. |
| 8 | 8 |
| 社長のお気に入りの上司 | A boss who's the president's favorite |
| 社長の思いつきが | Every one of the president's whims |
| 全部おりてくる | lands on you. |
| 9 | 9 |
| ほめ上手な上司 | A boss who's great at praise |
| ほめられたあと、 | Right after he praises you, |
| 必ず仕事が増える | you always get more work. |
| 大当たり | Jackpots |
| 10 | 10 |
| 無口な上司 | A boss who barely talks |
| 雑談ゼロで、定時に帰れる | Zero small talk, so you get to leave on time. |
| 11 | 11 |
| 口うるさい上司 | A nagging boss |
| ミスする前に | Before you even make a mistake, |
| 必ず気づいてくれる | she always catches it for you. |
| 12 | 12 |
| 怖い上司 | A scary boss |
| 部下が責められると | When his people get blamed, |
| 必ず前に出る | he always steps in front of them. |
| 13 | 13 |
| 細かすぎる上司 | A boss who's way too picky |
| 資料が一発で通るようになる | Your documents start getting approved on the first try. |
| 14 | 14 |
| めんどくさがりな上司 | A boss who can't be bothered |
| むだな会議も残業も | Pointless meetings, overtime: |
| 全部なくす | he scraps all of it. |
| 15 | 15 |
| ほぼ席にいない上司 | A boss who's hardly ever at their desk |
| 自分のペースで仕事ができる | You can work at your own pace. |
| 16 | 16 |
| 昭和気質の上司 | An old-school Showa-era boss |
| 責任は全部とってくれる | He takes all the responsibility. |
| 17 | 17 |
| ドライな上司 | A boss who keeps it strictly business |
| 飲み会に一度も誘われない | You never once get invited to drinking parties. |
| 18 | 18 |
| 頼りない上司 | A boss you can't lean on |
| 部下の意見を | He listens to his team's opinions |
| いちばん聞いてくれる | more than anyone. |
| あなたの上司は、当たり？ハズレ？ | So is your boss a jackpot or a dud? |